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Chapter 2–Sakura's Tiring first day

By: BeautyandYue

While everyone else was at Sakura's house deciding not to worry her, Sakura was running towards Senjiu High yelling "Madison! Madison!" waving her hand to get Madison's attention.

Madison hearing her name called turned to the voice, seeing Sakura she broke into a grin and waved back. When Sakura finally caught up to Madison, they walked into Senjiu High just as they had since Tomoeda Elementary. It was when they got inside that Sakura at last turned to look at her best friend since the second grade. (Just going on a guess) "MADISON!" she shrieked, startling some of the more nervous freshmen, as Madison swung her head to look at Sakura, raven hair swinging just past her shoulders. "YOU GOT YOUR HAIR CUT! When did you cut it? And why did you cut it? And why do you have your camcorder out already?" She asked all in one breath, the last question coming out a little nervously.

Madison laughed and stopped recording. "I got it cut last week, my mother said I was old enough to do something different with my hair if I liked, and I'm recording your reaction to my hair. Madison said laughing answering all of Sakura's questions. "But you're quite adorable as well, your hair has gotten rather long as well."

"Hi Sakura. Hello Madison." Said a deep masculine voice full of meaning.

Madison's face turned a light pink and turned around seeing whom it was she said softly, "oh…"

"What?" Sakura said turning around also. There he was Eli Moon, same as always, the only thing that had changed was the he was fairly tall and his voice had changed to a profound deeper voice. "Eli! You're back!" Sakura exclaimed excitedly as Eli walked up to the two young ladies. "It's been so long! What's been, what three years?" since we last saw you?"

"Yes, it has been long." Eli replied while looking at Madison. (Major blush city! There folks anyone has to be blind not to see it! No offence to blind people. Sorry.  ) Which Sakura took the opportunity to take Madison's camcorder and start recording. (Ahhh…revenge is sweet isn't it?) "To long it seems, I see life has left you with your kind and gentle nature Madison." Eli said taking her hand in his; touching it to his lips in a light kiss.

"Oh!" Madison squealed turning a bright crimson red, eyes widening.

Sakura laughed delighted at the moment captured on the camcorder just as the tone toned to start the school day. "Good it looks like most of the kids from our class are in here." Sakura said when they got into their composition class.

"Hey, its Eli!" exclaimed Zachary, as Rita, Nikki, and Chelsea all ran to greet their old classmate.

"So it would seem." Madison agreed dryly still incredibly red in the face.

"Alright everyone let's get down to business." Mr. Radue said getting the class into order. "Let's see…"

As the teacher began seating everyone, Sakura found herself in almost the same position that she had in grade school. Madison to the next of her and behind Madison was Eli. But strangely enough there was an open desk behind Sakura. "I wonder whom that is for?" she thought turning to pay attention to the teacher. The girl in front of Sakura dropped her eraser and it bounced under Sakura's desk the girl turned around, flashing blue eyes, asked in a sweet voice "could you get that for me?" Sakura bent and got the eraser for the girl. "Thanks." The girl's ruby lips curved into a smile and turned around again, shaking long blonde hair streaked with brown over her back. Sakura smiled as well and turned back to the lecture.

Sakura was so busy in the next couple of hours with all her classes that she was glad when lunch rolled around. "Man, I'm beat!" Sakura exclaimed sitting down on a blanket in the grass to eat her lunch. Eli and Madison joined her. "So Sakura how is your day going so far?" Madison asked biting into her sandwich.

"As can be expected, though math is a little easier." Sakura admitted gnawing thoughtfully on an apple.

"May we join you?" came a girl's sweet voice.

Sakura, Madison, and Eli looked up. There was the girl from English and with her was a boy about the same age with the same blonde hair and brown streaks but his eyes were different, one of his eyes were green and the other was purple. Both were looking directly into Sakura's eyes as if to hypnotize her. "Umm…sure." Sakura said looking like she was in a haze. "If you guys don't mind..."

"Not at all."

"Welcome"

They settled onto the blanket as well. Sakura shook herself 'no sleeping in front of friends remember?' she scolded herself. Only it was quite hard to concentrate when she felt so sleepy. "I'm Sakura, this is Madison and Eli." Sakura introduced pointing to the individual named. She slumped suddenly then sat bolt upright. Eli narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the boy and girl. They seemed to, while they were talking staring at Sakura; one of them or the both of them would stare.

"Nice to meet you." The boy and girl said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed. "if you haven't figured out yet we're twins." The boy said. "I'm Rubius."

"My name's Selena." Rubius' twin sister cut in.

"So Sakura, anything interesting in your life lately?" Rubius asked green-purple eyes still looking into Sakura's muddled emerald ones.

"n-not really." Sakura stammered thinking 'why is he looking at me so weird and why is he giving me the jitters all of a sudden?' Soon Rubius had pulled poor Sakura into a deep conversation leaving everyone else out.

Selena glared at her brother for a moment then brightly turned to Madison asking "so have you read any good fashion magazines recently?" Which brought Madison into immediate conversation with Selena. Eli glanced over at Sakura who looked more unclear and uncomfortable with Rubius who asked Sakura about her family, friends, boyfriends… you name it. Selena had wrapped Madison up in a discussion about this designer and that dress design which is to die for. Eli narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the newcomers. 'Why has Rubius taken such an interest in Sakura?'

As the group sat and ate their lunch Sakura got sleepier and sleepier. 'What's wrong with me?' she wondered as Sakura again tried to bring her train of thought back around. "Sakura?" Madison asked as she saw Sakura slightly slump.

Sakura drew herself up saying "I'm alright just a little tired."

Eli's suspicion meter was kicked up another notch when Sakura suddenly got this glazed over look in her eyes and she looked doll like. The only thing that gave it away was the slight tilt to her head. "Sakura, my sister and I must take our leave as the bell is about to ton." Rubius said rising from the ground.

Selena rose gracefully from the ground as well "Thank you for letting us eat with you." She told them graciously. "Hey Rube! Wait up!" she called to her brother's retreating back running after him.

"Sakura?" Eli inquired to Sakura after the twins had left noticing her familiar look on her face when she was concentrating.

"I feel an evil aura, She replied, it's really hard to pin point. This presence fades in and out. All I can gather that it's from two sources." Sakura said trying to concentrate and talk at the same time.

Eli concentrated as well, "yeah, I can feel it now too. I didn't sense it at first is that my power is not as strong as yours is Sakura. He replied looking at the young sorceress. "And what ever I'm feeling I don't like it one bit." Eli finished grimly.

Sakura's head snapped to look at the cerulean sky above. "It's gone! She exclaimed, and I don't feel sleepy anymore!"

"That aura was what made you so sleepy just now?" Madison asked.

"Yup." Eli said as the school bell toned for the next classes. They all went back to their classes each thinking their own thoughts.

'Cool! So a new evil has arrived for Card Mistress Sakura! She's got to have new battle costumes!' Madison thought wheels in her head already turning. (--)

'What could this mean? Good thing I thought a head and called in some backup from home and some place else.' Eli thought.

'A new enemy or is that enemies? What Now? Well, I guess that this peace was to good to be true. Oh well, I guess I better let Kero and Julian know when I get home from school today.' Sakura thought sighing.

In the Avalon house Tori and Julian were just finishing unpacking when the doorbell rang. Julian said, "I'll get it." Going down the stairs he opened the door. "Well, Hi!" Julian said as Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun (whose nickname is Spinny for those who don't know.) came in.

"Who is it?" Tori asked coming down the stairs to see whom it was.

"TORI!" long brown hair flying Ruby launched herself at Tori in a death grip hug.

"What the hell!" Tori exclaimed only to have Ruby hug him tighter.

Kero flew down the stairs to see what was up. He took one look at the crush crazed moon guardian and laughed hard. Tori glared at him over the top of Ruby's head.

Julian asked Spinel quite calmly as if this was an everyday occurrence "when did you get in?"

"Just a couple of hours ago." Spinel replied evenly.

Tori said, "So I'm guessing that if you're here then Eli is here right? Are you here to keep an eye on Sakura?" trying to pry Ruby off him. It didn't work to well she just hung on tighter.

Ruby stopped hugging Tori long enough to say "hey Julian, we should take a walk over to Senjiu High to check up on Sakura and Eli."

"Hey, why should we get left behind?" Tori, Kero, and Spinel exclaimed.

"I'll tell you why, one: we need a plan of action. And two: we would attract to much attention if we came as a large group with two stuffed animals." Ruby explained ticking the reasons off on her long, slender fingers. "Three: we need someone to watch Kero and Spinny for us and since Julian and I are going then its only fair that Tori gets to do something.

"What!" yelled the two indignant guardians Ruby was talking about.

"Thanks a lot." Tori muttered to Julian "you're a real pal." Julian only smiled back.

"Ok, ok, but if anything happens to Sakura I will hunt you down." Tori said trying to save his dignity.

"ooooo, I'm sooo scared," Ruby said not frightened in the least, I'm the one with magical powers here."

"Alright, if we're done squabbling, shouldn't Julian and Ruby be going?" Spinny asked.

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When the school bell finally toned for the last time that day, Sakura and her friends walked home together. They were walking across the bridge in Penguin Park; when Sakura stopped in the middle of the bridge. She closed her eyes "can you sense that?"

Eli and Madison turned to look at her. "I don't sense anything." Eli confessed.

Sakura's eyes snapped open and she whirled an about-face. Eli and Madison looked too. Their eyes widened alarmingly. "DOWN!" Eli said roughly pushing Madison down. But he and Sakura weren't so lucky. They were knocked into the swift, surging river by large and heavy tree branches. While Madison looked on in horror as the fast river pulled the unconscious Sakura and Eli along.

To Be Continued…